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“Telugu:
చీర పిట్టకు దొమ్మ తెగులు”
English Translation:
A white louse with the staggers.The Hindus’ cure for the staggers is branding the flanks and legs with a ploughshare.Applied to measures quite out of proportion ;to the necessities of the case.

“Telugu:
అంతమాత్రమా కొడకా చెవులు పట్టుకొని తడవేవు అన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
Am I so well off, my son, that you should feel my ears?Said by an old woman to a thief. ​

“Telugu:
ఇంట్లో యీగలమోత, బయిట సవారీలమోత”
English Translation:
In the house a buzzing of flies, outside the hum of palankin bearers.Outward show, but poverty at home.